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Robbery Doesn't Deter Gamblers

NEW YORK – As reported by the New York Newsday: "A day after five masked robbers took $100,000 from a Freeport casino cruise ship, patrons were hopping back on board, slightly jittery, but ready for another round of gambling and determined not to let the incident ruin one of the summer's last warm days.

"…Nassau police and witnesses say five men ran out of a dark gray Oldsmobile around 7:35 p.m. Saturday just as the cruise ship was about to depart from its dock on Nautical Mile. One of the men put a gun to the owner's back, forcing him on board, while another yelled at about 100 passengers on the ship's first floor.

"…'Stay down! Don't move!' Gary Gelman, the owner of Majesty Casino, recalled yesterday as he described how one of the men pointed a gun at the passengers

"…As the ship readied to depart from Woodcleft Canal, passengers laughed and tried to take the situation lightly…"

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